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November Labour Market Statistics: Comment from the Institute for Employment Studies
14 Nov 2023The labour market is continuing to cool, with vacancies now down by a quarter of a million over the last year and by sixty thousand in the most recent quarter
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What are green jobs and how can they be supported?
13 Nov 2023Green jobs are back in the spotlight, but how many green jobs actually are there and how can we support their growth? asks Ben Brindle, former Research Economist (Fellow) at IES.
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Employer views needed: The Commission on the Future of Employment Support
9 Nov 2023We are keen to hear from employers about what they need and want from the public employment service to inform our research for The Commission on the Future of Employment Support.
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Why does the gender pay gap persist? A Nobel Prize winning answer
31 Oct 2023In the light of Claudia Goldin's recent Nobel Prize for her work on advancing the understanding of women's labour-market outcomes, Meenakshi Krishnan explores the barriers to equal pay between genders, including caring responsibilities and outdated employer perceptions and what needs to happen for this persistent imbalance to be addressed.
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Mental health at work: taking a strategic approach
30 Oct 2023Reflecting on a recent IES HR Network webinar looking at mental health at work, event lead Sally Wilson highlights recent relevant research and considers the way forward for HR professionals wanting to adopt a strategic approach to mental health at work.
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October Labour Market Statistics: Comment from the Institute for Employment Studies – no news is not good news
24 Oct 2023Today was meant to see publication of the latest labour market statistics from the Labour Force Survey. Unfortunately however, issues with the reliability of the survey mean that instead only three figures were published..
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‘People leave managers, not companies’ - but is the manager really at fault?
19 Oct 2023A new report by the Chartered Management Institute argues that there is need for better management in UK organisations, as productivity levels remain stubbornly low. Zofia Bajorek considers managerial roles in terms of promotion and training, looks at how managers' skills and confidence are often lacking, and how this can be addressed.
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Universal basic income: pros, cons and evidence
16 Oct 2023In June 2023, it was announced that universal basic income (UBI) will be trialled for the first time in England. Daniel Muir takes an in-depth look at the pros, cons and existing evidence of UBI as a viable policy option.
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Are we ‘pulling more sickies’ or do organisations need to focus more on ‘good work’?
9 Oct 2023Zofia Bajorek takes an in-depth look at the CIPD's recently released analysis of its ‘Health and wellbeing at work’ data, which shows a marked increase in sickness absence in the UK. She explores the reasons behind these findings, and offers personal insight into how organisations can best approach and address these issues.
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Growing the future workforce: reflections from the IES HR Directors’ Retreat
5 Oct 2023Reflecting on the recent IES HR Directors’ Retreat, Dan Lucy looks at the challenges facing HR and the future workforce, and the views of industry experts on how these can be addressed.